| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Andrews (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Felice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Hovis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Guerin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice inbounds the ball | 20-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella picks off the pass by Mike Smith | 20-33 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 3 from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 18:57 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Michael Andrews hits a wide open jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 25-36 |
| 18:09 | Lake Forest | Michael Andrews takes the ball from Samuel Felice | 25-36 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | George Mazzella knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Andrews | 28-36 |
| 17:35 | Lake Forest | Roosevelt Smith steals the ball from John Guerin | 28-36 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Joshua West's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Corey Conaway (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) Michael Andrews, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher (SF) Samuel Felice | |
| 17:00 | Lake Forest | John Guerin connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mike Smith | 28-38 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury knocks in the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on John Guerin - foul #3 on John Guerin, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, John Guerin | |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 16:24 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frank Ward | 31-41 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Hancock (fresh) SG - Roosevelt Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Corey Conaway (fresh) PF - Thomas Choudhury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Pablo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Frank Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Simmons (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Pletcher (fresh) PF - Jerome Hovis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury connects on the open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Corey Conaway | 33-41 |
| 15:26 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-41 |
| 15:25 | Lake Forest | The offensive rebound goes to David Cleveland | 33-41 |
| 15:17 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis misses the runner from the right block | 33-41 |
| 15:16 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 14:57 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons's floater is knocked away by Thomas Choudhury | 33-41 |
| 14:55 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher tips it home | 33-43 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Corey Conaway is fouled on the floor by Mark Simmons - foul #2 on Mark Simmons, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Jeffrey McCann (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Roosevelt Smith, Corey Conaway, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Samuel Felice (SF), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, Howard Pletcher, Jerome Hovis | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is fouled on the floor by Mike Smith - foul #3 on Mike Smith, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis (PF) David Cleveland | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Michael Andrews's fadeaway is rejected by John Guerin | 33-43 |
| 13:48 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:36 | Lake Forest | Mark Bateman swats the layup by John Guerin | 33-43 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Mark Bateman pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 12:58 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice blows the layup | 35-43 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-43 |
| 12:26 | Lake Forest | John Guerin snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 12:19 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith (SG) Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (SG), David Cleveland (PF) Mark Simmons, Jerome Hovis | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | The short jumper by George Mazzella is denied by John Guerin | 35-43 |
| 11:48 | Lake Forest | John Guerin gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bateman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Felice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Cleveland (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Guerin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Lake Forest | John Guerin knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Mike Smith | 35-45 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Joshua West grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Roosevelt Smith and he's hacked by Samuel Felice - foul #1 on Samuel Felice, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF) Mike Smith, Samuel Felice | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:32 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Kevin Hancock makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Corey Conaway | 40-45 |
| 09:57 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher is fouled on the floor by Michael Andrews - foul #1 on Michael Andrews, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Jerome Hovis (PF) Willy Henderson, John Guerin | |
| 09:49 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 40-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Michael Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Pablo Lopez is called for 5 seconds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, David Cleveland | |
| 09:08 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons is hacked by Roosevelt Smith - foul #1 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua West (C) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 09:03 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith is hacked by George Mazzella - foul #1 on George Mazzella, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| 08:53 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons makes the jumpshot from the left side | 40-47 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Joshua West loses the ball out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (PF) Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice (PF) Jerome Hovis | |
| 08:16 | Lake Forest | John Guerin drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Mike Smith | 40-49 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Joshua West is fouled on the floor by Samuel Felice - foul #2 on Samuel Felice, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis (PF), David Cleveland (C) Howard Pletcher, John Guerin | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | George Mazzella clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 07:30 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Mike Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Simmons (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Felice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerome Hovis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cleveland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 40-49 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 07:08 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jerome Hovis | 40-49 |
| 06:53 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 06:51 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joshua West can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mike Smith - foul #4 on Mike Smith, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF) Mike Smith, Mark Simmons, Jerome Hovis | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Joshua West makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:16 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher misses the jumper from the right side | 41-51 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Corey Conaway grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Joshua West is hacked by Willy Henderson - foul #1 on Willy Henderson, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis (PF), John Guerin (C) David Cleveland, Samuel Felice | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Joshua West misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 06:02 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Willy Henderson | 41-51 |
| 05:46 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher drills a runner from close range set up by Willy Henderson and he's fouled by Joshua West - foul #2 on Joshua West, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Pablo Lopez (C) Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 05:46 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher makes the free throw | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is hacked by Howard Pletcher - foul #1 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG) Willy Henderson | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:18 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Guerin and he's hacked by Thomas Choudhury - foul #3 on Thomas Choudhury, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 05:18 | Lake Forest | Jerome Hovis makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | George Mazzella is denied on a layup by Jerome Hovis | 43-57 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:33 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Andrews is fouled on the floor by Howard Pletcher - foul #2 on Howard Pletcher, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Bateman (PF) Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Samuel Felice (SF), David Cleveland (PF) Frank Ward, Howard Pletcher, Jerome Hovis | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Michael Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:57 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Roosevelt Smith - foul #2 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann (SF), Joshua West (C) Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 03:57 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:57 | Lake Forest | David Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Joshua West can't finish the layup | 47-60 |
| 03:33 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Mark Simmons | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons is hacked by Roosevelt Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Howard Pletcher (SF) Mike Smith, John Guerin | |
| 03:32 | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - George Mazzella (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roosevelt Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey McCann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bateman (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joshua West (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Frank Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Simmons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Pletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Felice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | George Mazzella comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Mark Bateman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Joshua West scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Roosevelt Smith | 49-60 |
| 02:41 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Mazzella, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG), Corey Conaway (SG), Michael Andrews (SF), Thomas Choudhury (PF), Pablo Lopez (C) George Mazzella, Roosevelt Smith, Jeffrey McCann, Mark Bateman, Joshua West | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson (SG), Paul Gifford (C) Mark Simmons, Samuel Felice | |
| 02:41 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Thomas Choudhury pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Michael Andrews drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Hancock | 51-60 |
| 02:21 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Mazzella (PG), Roosevelt Smith (SG), Jeffrey McCann (SF), Mark Bateman (PF), Joshua West (C) Kevin Hancock, Corey Conaway, Michael Andrews, Thomas Choudhury, Pablo Lopez | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice (PF) Paul Gifford | |
| 02:18 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson is hacked by George Mazzella in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Mazzella, team foul #9 | 51-60 |
| 02:18 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua West | 51-60 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice is hacked by Roosevelt Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:55 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by George Mazzella | 57-62 |
| 01:42 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:29 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Willy Henderson | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Joshua West hits the finger roll set up by George Mazzella | 59-64 |
| 00:59 | Lake Forest | Willy Henderson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Howard Pletcher | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Roosevelt Smith misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 59-66 |
| 00:40 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 00:40 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Mark Simmons (SG), Jerome Hovis (PF), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, Willy Henderson, Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Lake Forest | John Guerin is fouled in the backcourt by Roosevelt Smith - foul #5 on Roosevelt Smith, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Andrews (SF) Roosevelt Smith | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), David Cleveland (PF) Mike Smith, Mark Simmons, Jerome Hovis | |
| 00:39 | Lake Forest | John Guerin misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:39 | Lake Forest | John Guerin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:30 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Frank Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Mazzella, team foul #12 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), Jerome Hovis (PF) Willy Henderson, Samuel Felice, John Guerin | |
| 00:30 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:30 | Lake Forest | Frank Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | George Mazzella is hacked by Frank Ward - foul #3 on Frank Ward, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Samuel Felice (SF), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | George Mazzella makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | George Mazzella is called for the reach on Mike Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Mazzella, team foul #13 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Hancock (PG) George Mazzella | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), David Cleveland (C) Mark Simmons, Samuel Felice, John Guerin | |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:22 | Lake Forest | Mike Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Samuel Felice (SF), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Samuel Felice picks off the pass by Mark Bateman | 64-71 |
| 00:14 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice is hacked by Kevin Hancock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hancock, team foul #14 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Frank Ward (PG), Willy Henderson (SG), Howard Pletcher (SF), David Cleveland (C) Mike Smith, Mark Simmons, Jerome Hovis, John Guerin | |
| 00:14 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:14 | Lake Forest | Samuel Felice misses the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Mark Bateman | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Bateman | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Lake Forest | Lake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mark Simmons (SG), Jerome Hovis (PF) Willy Henderson, Samuel Felice | |
| 00:06 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey McCann is called for the reach on Howard Pletcher in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey McCann, team foul #15 | 67-72 |
| 00:06 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:06 | Lake Forest | Howard Pletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Mike Smith (PG), Samuel Felice (SF), John Guerin (C) Frank Ward, Howard Pletcher, David Cleveland | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey McCann clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-74 |